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No Mutants Allowed, a site that I have for a long time now
considered the absolute best source of information for the original
Fallout games, has started releasing a long long writeup on where
it all started for this series we've all come to love so much. NMA
sent some questions to Scott Campbell, the designer for the
original Fallout, and a man that played a large part in the shaping
of the Fallout universe.

What they got in return was more than just a couple of
footnotes. Campbell sat down and wrote over 10 pages on how it all
came to be, stretching back to Wasteland, and containing stories of
how it was to work at Interplay, and the "creative" process they
went through when coming up with it all.

If you'd like to know how it all started, I'd suggest you head
over and read Part 1, which was released yesterday, and part 2,
which was released today. A third part will probably come tomorrow
or at least over the weekend.

There is a poll for best videogame sidekick going on at
gamespot, if you feel inclined you should take the link and cast a
vote for dogmeat. Because we all know dogmeat is the is the best
companion in exsistance.

Note: if your wondering why there is a double post I ways trying
to post this in news but fail I post it in blog again.... and I
can't figure out how to delete it, sorry. If someone could delete
one that would be nice.

Here's another batch of various small Fallout-related
news bits. What does Fallout have to do with Polish
politics? And who is likely to get sued by Bethesda Softworks
next?

A clip from the original Fallout intro has been modified
and used in an ad for Poland Comes First party in relation to the
upcoming parliamentary election in Poland. I'm pretty sure Bethesda
will request it to be taken down soon, so watch it while you still
can. The clip was not made by the party itself but by its
sympathizer, but it has been posted on the party's official
community website. Will we see a lawsuit between a game developer
and a Polish political party?

Update: Looks like the video has been taken down.
Meanwhile, Eurogamer covered the story after I sent it their way,
but they somehow forgot to credit us, they thought that it was
"inspired by Fallout 3" and not simply a modification of the
Fallout 1 intro (they already corrected this part, but not
in the URL), and they wrote that it was produced by the party …

Leonard Boyarsky, one of the original creators of Fallout
has been interviewed by Gamasutra, mostly about his current role as
the lead world designer on Diablo III at Blizzard, but
Fallout is also mentioned here and there.

The mention of Van Buren here is a bit confusing, given
that Boyarsky left Interplay during the development of Fallout
2 and while Van Buren was being made, he was busy at
Troika Games. I'm guessing this is a mistake and he actually meant
Fallout or Fallout 2.

Legal war never changes. After Bethesda Softworks' motion for
preliminary injunction against Interplay Entertainment was denied
again, Bethesda now appeals the court ruling on that
again as well. Here's a quote from the latest court
filing:

After their previous motion for preliminary injunction was
denied, Bethesda first fired their law firm and hired a new one,
and then dropped the appeal. Will history repeat itself again in
these regards as well?

As a reminder to those who are not well versed in legal terms, a
preliminary injunction would prevent Interplay from continuing its
work on Fallout Online and its sale of the original
Fallout games, including the Fallout Trilogy pack
until the final verdict on the Bethesda v. Interplay case is made.
Even without preliminary injunction, Bethesda may still prevail in
the case as a whole.

An ancient 1997 magazine ad for the original Fallout has
been submitted to No Mutant Allowed. The ad features a very old
piece of concept art I haven't seen before (and you probably
haven't either), featuring the Vault Dweller in power armor
surrounded by an early version of super mutants.

If any of you have any curious pieces of Fallout
archaeology, let me know!

Good Old Games digital download platform has announced that all
Interplay titles on sale there are now 50% off. The sale includes
Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics, each
of which can now be purchased for as little as $2.99.

Unfortunately, this does not include some of the games
originally developed and/or published by Interplay and Black Isle,
as for example the Dungeons & Dragons games like
Icewind Dale or Planescape: Torment are now owned by
Atari.

Recently, No Mutants Allowed acquired two press packets for
Fallout and Fallout 2, featuring several previously
unavailable screenshots, some concept art and some new renders.
However, the best part is propably the pre-release press statement
for Fallout 2, mentioning underslung grenade launchers and a
much more extensive weapon modification system.